福建莆田市城厢区哲理中学2025-2026学年八年级上学期阶段学情自测英语试卷

哲理中学2025-2026学年八年级上学期期中考英语试题

一、单项选择（共15分）

(    )21. Which of the following underlined parts sounds different?

A. ready   B. lead   C. beat

(    )22. How careless my little brother is! He cut ______ again when peeling the apple yesterday.

A. his   B. him   C. himself

(    )23. —Cleaners and waiters are both important jobs.

—Yes. Every job has its ______.

A. price   B. opinion  C. value

(    )24. Lucy is ______. She never talks much with her classmates.

A. outgoing  B. lazy          C. shy

(    )25. —What’s your favorite form of art?

—I like calligraphy ______ opera—both are interesting.

A. without  B. besides       C. between

(    )26. Our class prepared ______ 50 postcards to send to the blind students in the school.

A. especially     B. mostly        C. nearly

(    )27. Though it rained hard, ______ was late for school.

A. nobody  B. everybody     C. anybody

(    )28. —Do you know how to ______ a fire?

—Yes, I do. A fireman taught me how to do it.

A. put out     B. put on   C. put away

(    )29. Peter wants to be an explorer. He is very ______ the secrets of nature.

A. proud of     B. curious about C. worried about

(    )30. My parents don’t ______ me to go swimming alone. They think it’s dangerous.

A. order   B. allow         C. express

(    )31. —How are you going to be a pilot?

—I ______ a pilot training class.

A. took   B. am taking  C. will take

(    )32. —Why are you so ______, Kimmy?

—I lost my bike this morning.

A. unhappy  B. incorrect       C. improper

(    )33. Our dream can come true ______ everyone keeps going.

A. as long as  B. in order to      C. according to

(    )34. —Must I exercise every day?

—No, you ______. But you need to exercise at least three times a week.

A. mustn’t     B. needn’t         C. can’t

(    )35. —______ does it take you to walk from home to school every morning?

—About twenty minutes.

A. How far  B. How long    C. How often

二、完型填空（共15分）

John liked playing football and he practised hard every day. He always dreamed of becoming a good football player. But one day, he felt uncomfortable and went to see the doctor. The doctor said there was something wrong with his heart, so he couldn’t play the   36   he loved any more.

   37   first, John felt worried and sad. He didn’t know   38   to do. But after a few weeks of feeling sorry for   39   , John realized that he still had choices (选择). He may not be able to play football, but he had

something   40   to do. Then John started volunteering at the local football club.

He   41   became an important part of the club. He shared his love and knowledge of the sport with younger players. It wasn’t his dream job,   42   John had fun while helping others become   43    at football. He felt happy because he found a new calling in life.

Through his experiences, John learned that sometimes life doesn’t go according to his   44   . But that doesn’t mean you have to give up your   45   . If you have a positive attitude (态度), you can find new paths to success and happiness.

(    )36. A. music   B. sport   C. card

(    )37. A. In    B. On    C. At

(    )38. A. what    B. when   C. where

(    )39. A. herself  B. itself   C. himself

(    )40. A. else    B. others  C. other

(    )41. A. heavily   B. quickly   C. carefully

(    )42. A. because   B. but    C. and

(    )43. A. difficult   B. funny   C. good

(    )44. A. plan    B. time    C. study

(    )45. A. dreams   B. hobbies   C. friends

三、阅读理解（共45分）

(A)

	Hi! I'm David from New York. It's 6 am. It's early and the city is getting busy. I'm riding a bike in Central Park and the air is fresh. How about you? Where are you?   ▲  Share with me!  Reply
	I'm Li Xin from Chengdu, China. It's 7 pm. Some people are rushing to get home from work. I'm in a park near home with my parents. Some kids are playing games while others are playing chess. We usually take a walk after dinner and it's a great way to relax after school and work.
	I'm Tom. I'm 11 years old. I'm from London, the UK. Big Ben is ringing! It's time for lunch, I'm at a small restaurant with friends. The sandwiches and coffee are great. We are talking about our favourite animals and plan to visit the zoo next week. You can see some people eating in the park under the sun.
	I'm Amani from Nairobi, Kenya. It's 2 pm. Many people are working hard in their offices. Some people are walking in the parks or looking at elephants and giraffes because we live side by side with many wonderful animals. What am I doing? I'm at a local market with my grandmother. We want to choose a bag as my grandfather's birthday gift.

(    )46. Which of the following can be put in   ▲   ?

A. What are you doing now?              B. How old are you?

C. What do you usually do in the park?      D. What do you like about your city?

(    )47. Why does Li Xin usually walk in the park?

A.Because the air is fresh.               B.Because it’s a great way to relax.

C.Because he wants to keep fit.           D.Because it is near his home.

(    )48. What time may it be now in London?

A. 6:00 am.     B. 2:00 pm.      C. 12:00 pm.      D. 7:00 pm.

(    )49. What is Amani doing now?

A. She is shopping.                      B. She is having lunch.

C. She is walking with her parents.          D. She is visiting the zoo.

(    )50. Where can we read the passage?

A. From a diary.      B. From a newspaper.      C. On the Internet.        D. From a storybook.

(B)

Mario always talked about how many friends he had at school. One day his grandpa said to him, “Mario, I don’t think you have as many real friends as you think.”

Mario didn’t agree with his grandpa. However, he wasn’t sure who his real friends were. His grandpa said, “I have something for you.” Grandpa left and soon came back. He seemed(似乎) to carry, but Mario could see nothing there.

“Here is a special chair for you. You can’t see it because it’s invisible. When you sit on it, it will help you know who your real friends are.”

Mario took the chair to school. He asked everyone to stand around him and his chair. “Look! You’ll see something great.”

Mario tried to sit on the chair. Because he couldn’t see the chair, he fell to the ground. Everyone laughed. Mario tried again. But again he fell to the ground. He kept trying to sit on the chair, he didn’t fall.

Mario looked around and saw George, Lucas, and Diana—three of his best friends. They were holding him up (搀扶), many others he thought of as friends did nothing. They just stood there and laughed at him. Then Mario knew who his real friends were.

(    )51. Mario’s grandpa gave him a chair to ______.

A. let him sit comfortably at school

B. help him know who his real friends were

C. help him make more friends

D. let him help others in need

(    )52. The underlined word “invisible” in Paragraph 3 means “____” in Chinese.

A. 方便的       B. 结实的      C. 隐形的      D. 珍贵的

(    )53. Why did Mario always fall to the ground? ______

A. Because the chair was too small.                 B. Because the chair could move around.

C. Because his friends didn’t help him to sit on the chair. D. Because there wasn’t anything for him to sit on.

(    )54. How many real friends did Mario have at school? ______

A. None at all.    B. Two.        C. Three.        D. As many as he thought.

(    )55. What does the passage mainly want to tell us? ______

A. Real friends will care about us, not laugh at us.

B. Old people are always right about something.

C. It’s impossible to have a lot of real friends.

D. Friends at school are real friends.

(C)

①Pang Donglai is a famous shopping group in China. Its story began in 1995 in Xuchang, Henan Province. In the early stage (早期), it was just a 40-square-meter store, and it sold candies, cigarettes, and wine. Only two workers served customers there. But through hard work, it grew into a big company with over 30 supermarkets and thousands of smiling workers.

②People love Pang Donglai for its honest service. When you buy fruit, or vegetables, workers carefully wipe off water before weighing (称重) them, so customers pay only for the food, not extra water.

③Pang Donglai also treats its workers well. Every worker earns about 8,000 yuan each month—that’s much higher than other stores! They work only 6-7 hours a day and enjoy 40 days’ paid holiday every year. “I took my

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六、短文填词（共10分）

Oil paper umbrellas have a history of over 1,000 years in China. Once they were everywhere. However, as umbrellas with metal ribs (金属伞骨)    81    (become) more popular in the last century, people used the hand-made umbrellas less in daily life.

Yuhang in Hangzhou is famous    82    making oil paper umbrellas. Umbrellas here take more than 70 steps to make. It takes at least a week to make    83    umbrella. Each umbrella has 36 ribs,    84    they are strong.

In 2015, Liu Weixue    85    (leave) a well-paid job to learn the traditional art from his grandfather. After learning the skills well, Liu was very    86    (excite). Then, he opened a shop of oil paper umbrellas. “I want to bring the art to life.” Liu said. To win the    87    (heart) of young people, Liu tried to make the umbrellas better. Because the traditional paper was easy to break, he used thicker paper. In a test, his umbrellas were opened and closed 1,000 times without    88    (break). He also used a lighter kind of bamboo to make the umbrella weigh less. In 2017, Liu opened an online shop to sell umbrellas by    89    (he). It now has more than 80,000 fans.

Liu hopes to pass on traditional (传统的) art, so he often goes to local schools to teach students. Zhu Tingting took Liu’s class last summer and made a beautiful umbrella in class    90    (successful). She said, “Learning how to make oil paper umbrellas means a lot.”

七、书面表达（共15分）

有些同学感叹 “How time flies！”，他们甚至认为他们没有时间做自己喜欢做的事，为了帮助大家更合理地利用空闲时间，你们班准备开展以 “How to Spend Our Free Time” 为题的英语演讲比赛。请你根据图示及提示词，写一篇演讲稿。